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A study of the elements of law enforcement agencies as subsystems of the criminal justice system, the history and philosophy of law enforcement, and the relationship between law enforcement and the community.

A study of the fundamentals of investigation including crime scene search, collection and preservation of physical evidence, interview and interrogation techniques, use of scientific aids and modus operandi.

An examination of the field of justice with emphases on decision-making, ethical thinking, codes of ethics and use of discretion throughout the justice system.

An examination of definitions of delinquent behavior, theories of delinquency and the adjudication process for juveniles. May be used to satisfy general distribution requirements if not used in the criminology major.

An introduction to the quantitative and qualitative methodologies of the social sciences, with emphasis on research design, methods of data collection, statistical analyses and the interpretation of data. Students will be introduced to statistical techniques including frequency distributions, graphic representations, central tendency measures, variability measures, probability, t-tests, correlation, regression and analyses of variance. Additionally, students will study and analyze scholarly criminal justice/criminology research as well as conduct criminal justice/criminology research writing for an academic audience utilizing the APA research report format.

A comparative study of the United States criminal justice system with those of other countries through personal observation of agencies in the countries visited and personal interaction with agency personnel. This course requires travel outside the United States. Countries visited will vary. This course may be repeated for credit when countries change.

Special course offered each year during the summer session. Course descriptions are published annually in a separate bulletin.